Automobile body



March 1931. T. D. LAZARIDES 1,795,183

- AUTOMOBILE BODY Filed May 25, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet, 2

Q \w Q INVENTOR 51 am W ATTORNEY March 10, 1931. T. D. LAZARIDESAUTOMOBILE BODY Filed May 25, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 I I I IN\;E)\ITOR WBY ATTORNEY March 10, 1931. "1', LAZARIDES 1,795,783

AUTOMOBILE BODY Filed May 25, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 MAW lu u

Patented Mar. 10, 1931 THHASYBELEL 1:. nnznmnns, on..-iv"nw YORK, .Nn-Y.

aumoMoBrLn-Bonz v Applicationfiled a a, 1929.

The present ,inventionrel'ates toautomobile bodies and more.particularly to the d or s,

. sashes and door frames. The object o'f'the invention is toprovide a.body for automo- 5 biles which may be readily converted for use eitheras anopen or a closedbody. fore, various folding tops andioldingcurtains havebeen provided for, makinga'utomobile bodies convertiblefrom open'to closed and .vice versa. The object o'f'the presentinvention is to,.provide a body 'w'vhich'may be quickly converted fromopen to closed, or vice Versa,.and which willhaveall of thecharacteristics and advantages of an open body when converted tothat useand which will haveall of the advantages and appearance ortaclosedbodywhen'converted' for that use. When used as a closed body there maybe --any number of side doors at each side, two being shown in thedrawings, and each door has its individual sash or glass which may beraised and loweredv by Well known devices now in common .usefo'rthepurpose of ventilation or for' entirely' closing the car to excluderain, snow .andf wind. These sashes, while the car. isusedas aclo'sedcar,

vtherefore, ogerate the. same as the. sashes of I, closed bodies. 7 Thesash frames the standar. while thebody is used as a closed one arefirmly held inpositionagainst shakingor rattling, so that theyaresubstantially as rigid in relation to the door as the cone spendingsash frames ofsta'ndard bodies.

.The sashes are adapted to slide vertically and toslide verticallysuitable grooves in the sash frame above the door. The sash frames alsomove as integral parts of the door when the latter In all respects,therefore, the door,sash'and sashf fra-me all operate similar to thecorrespondingmembers ofclosed bodies now in general use. i To convertthe body to an openone itis only necessary to movethe sashes into thedoor pockets, swing the sash frames downwardly into suitable recessesinthe door, whereupon the sash and sashframes will be hidden from View,and contained within the door structure, sothat the latter will'thenHereto into and out of vertical pockets in the door is being openedand-closed,

Serial No. 365,374.

opera-tethe'same as the doorsordinarily em ployed in open automobilebodies." In the full embodiment of my'invention the side post orstanchions interposed between, the front door and sash and the reardoorand sash, where the body is providedwith both front and rear 'doors, mayalso be folded down so that the upper portions of these posts orstanchions are contained withins'uitable pockets in the lower portionsof the post or stanchions. Wheirthis feature of the 'invention isemployedin conjunction with those first referred to the b0dy,'whenconverted for openuse, will providea clear and unobstructed sideopening'at each'sideof the vehicle above the'doors, so' that it willhave the appearance of an open or touring body.

Another object of theinvention is to provide means forpreventingythesash frames from being folded down juntil the sashes havebeen moved into the door pockets.

Another objector the invention is to pro-,-

vide a body whichfm'ay be very quickly converted without taking apartthe doors-ors'ash frames and to provide, a construction which permitsthe conversion from one type of body to the other to be made byoneperson acting alone and while stationed inside the vehicle.

lVith the present invention it is po-ssibleto obtain allthe a'di'antaaes of a convertil'ile body and at the same time use glass sashes orwindows and to ha ve'the latter protected against breakage when'th'ebody is used as an open one. The sashes and their frames remain attachedto and are movable with the doors at all times whethe'r'the body is usedas an open or closedone. other objects-and advantages which willbe setforth more in detail in the following description of one embodiment ofmyinvention.

' In the drawings :plication, I y

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an automobile provided with aconvertible body employing my invention, V

Figure 2 is a front elevation on an enlarged scale of one of the doorsand'a portion of the body of the vehicle with parts broken away toillustrate the construction,

- Figure?) is a sectional view taken on the forming part of thisa-p- 7There are various I n w n line 33 of Figure 2 and showing the sash beingmoved into the door pocket,

Figure at is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the parts shown in Figure 2,

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a portion of the automobile body,one of the doors and the intermediate post or stanchion between thedoors at oneside of the line l11l of Figure 10,

Figure 12 is aperspective view of some of the members of a door frame,

Figure 13 is a sectional view taken on the line 13-13 of Figure 10,

;Figure 1% is a sectional view taken on the line 1414; of Figure 10,

Figure 15 is a perspective view of a portion of the doorframe,

Figure 16 is a plan view of the member shown in Figure 15,

Figure 17 is a front elevation of one of the doors with thesash frame inextended post tion and the sash raised to form a full closure, r

Figure 18 is a sectional view taken on the line 1 8.18 of Figure 17,

Figure 19 is a face view of the inner side of one of the doors showingthe same con verted for open body use,

Figure 20 is an edge view of one of the doors and its sash frame wheu inposition for open body use, and

Figure 21 is an elevation of the inner side of one of the doors withparts broken away to showthe interior mechanism, in which view the dooris shown in position for closed body use.

The principal features of my invention- ,may be-incorporat-ed in but oneof the doors and sash frame of the entire vehicle, but preferably it isembodied in all of the doors in order that the body as a whole may beconverted. In such case, however, the parts are more or less a mereduplication in respect to each door, but the door frame is preferablymade foldable where more than one door on the same side of the body ismade convertible. The following description, therefore, of the foldingparts of one of the doorsis applicable to all of the doors of thevehicle where they are all supplied with the convertible features. Thefront post or stanchion just in advance of the foredoor of the body ispreferably made rigid or permanent.

I have shown an automobile of the type having front and rear doors ateach side and it is to be understood that the particular type of bodymay be varied as the present invention requires only modification of thedoors and their stanchions or posts. I have shown a door 1 supported bythe usual hinges 2 upon a side post or stanchion of the vehicle body:and in the case of the front door these hinges are mounted on the solidorimmovable section of the intermediate post or stanchion which isdisposed between the front and rear doors on one side of the body;whereas, in the case of the rear door the hinges 2 are preferablymounted on the rear stanchion 4 of the vehicle. This arrangement is notimperative because if desired the front door may be hinged to the frontstanchion 5. Both methods of disposing the hinges are now in common use.The door comprises the lower or panel section 6 which is generallycurved-'- or shaped to conform to the contour of the lower portion ofthe body of the vehicle on its GXllQl'lOl surface and for this reason Ihave shown the outer plate or panel of the door curved to conform to theshape of the body5- This lower or panel portion of the door extends butpartway of the height of the car, the top of the panel section of thedoor usually extcnding' about to the top line of the seatbacks, althoughthe. proportions, of the' door may be variedin the present case the sameas with doors on standard types of vehicles now in general use. Thepanel or lower portion of the door generally made of metal, is shown asconsisting of the outerpanel 6, the top wall 8 which is provided with alongitudinal slot 9 and having a downwardly extending flange 10 adjacentthe edge of the slot; a .rear wall 12 and end walls 13.

together forming a chamber or pocket 14 for the reception of the sashand various devices cooperating with the sash. The end walls 13 of thedoor are preferably vertical andflat, although variations in regard tothe shape of these walls may be made without departing from the spiritof my invention. These end walls are adapted to lie flush against theside posts or stanchions when the door is in closed position. These endwalls are provided with cut-outs or recesses 15 which extend inwardlyfrom the edges of each end wall to, provide recesses to receive portionsof the sash frame and the bottom of these recesses is defined by thewalls 16 which are shown as formed from the same metal as the innerdoor. This leaves each end of the door from the point 18 to tom of thedoor. the metal of a recess countersink at and extending vertically apoint adjacent the bot- N ear the bottom of the door i 'alls 12 of thethe door is bent inwardly, down 13-3 intern st wardly and outwardly,"asshown at 195 toprov-ide aipocket orfrecess 20 extending long1--tndinally .along' the door and Communicating at each GHCl'WllZll thevertical recesses or 5 pockets In describing these recesses as containedwithin The sash section ofthe door 'compri'ses a swinging 'trameconsisting oiflthe vertical or ".1 r. formed --integral "by 24 thegroove of fraimeto pivot upon.

members 22 "of the sash frame'to lie iiush' witht-he outersurface-'oftlie door i latter is swung downwardly they to move inwardlyof the lie in'the cndr'ecesses 15, as'

the pair .mOvement on levers lO-andby this action withdraw the .a

I 63 Figures upright members 22 'adjacent each end otthe door andconnectedby atopcross member 23, these three members being, preferably,bending a continuous piece of metal to 'form three sides of a rectangle.The inner'sides' ofboth the vertical members 22 and preferably thehorizontal member 3 are each provided with a groove all three membersbeing in a commonvertical plane, so'tha't the sash may engage in andslide through the groove or the vertical-members and. the top edge ofthe sash may I enter into the groove of the J horizontal member 23to'form a water-excluding relation between the-movable sash and the sashframe. The lowerends of 'the vertical members QQOflih sash terminate inflat plate'portions 25 which have lateral exn; tensions' 26 projecti-n'ginwardly "of the vehiare provided with- --which receive therethrough'cle and these" extensions oblique slots 27 the pintlesQS which are"fixed to the body of 'th'edoorand serve 'ashinges'for the sash Theseslots 27 permit the vertical when in raisedor active position and by alateral shifting of the sash frame when the permit the vertical membersdoor, so 'as'to will. be further pointed out.

NVhen the sash is in the raised oractive i position the several grooves24 in the vertical and horizontal members all he in'the' lane with thesash lot 9 in the top of the lower section or body of the The verticalmembers 22ot the sash same plate 1 door.

' frame have shoulders 29'formedadjace'nt the plate extensions 25 'so'that whenthe sash frames are in their extended or raised position thes'eshoulders will rest upon the top wall 8 ofthe' bodyof the door as shownin 17, 20 andQl'in order to relieve the and is adapted to plete closurebetween and the several members of the sash frame.

the-same mechanism use for moving the sliding-sashes of presenttypesotdoors andI have-merely indicated 7. the interior crank 'nism, becausethe same of the-door and 35 of the sash sash frame to permit it tobeturned upon its when they are inactive position; v I

The sash330, which is grooves24' of the verticals'gmembers 22-015 thesash frame. This vertically ,sliding sash is adapted to lie entirelywithin the chamber 1d of the door when in its lowermost position beraisedthrough the slot Soot the door and upwardly until the top edgelies in the groove 240i the horizontal member23 of the sashirame to form.a com- Tlri-s sash imay be raised and lowered by WlllClL is I1OW'1I1general handle 31 of such mechaneeds no mo dification for employment inthe present arrangement.

I have provided means for automatically locking the sash frame-in itsupper-orraised position, V which locking I means is adapted to beunlocked by the movable sash. There "isa bracket 32 mounted ll'lSlClethe compart- 'ment 1st of the door at each end thereof, which brackets,together with fixed .blocksl33 form guides for the sliding, locking pins34 which are adapted to project through-the end walls engage-in theapertures 35 of the lateral 1p-lates26 of the sash frame.

' There; is a coiled spring 36 surrounding each oft'hese lockingpins-:34- which springs are compressed between the bracket 32 and acollar 37 onthelpin "34 for the purpose of projecting the pin outwardlythrough-the aperture 35. The innerend o-t-eaich pin 34 is shownprovidedwith flanges 38' between which engages a fork 39 on the end ofthe bell crank 'leverjtO whichis-pivoted on the Pin 41. One-"arm of eachbell crank lever has pivoted to it a link 42 which extends downwardlywithin the pocket 14*.

"and on its lower eproj ection T3 preferably lined on its top surfacewith a pad .414 with which the lower edge "of-the sash is adapted of thedoor enid each link has a lateral to engage so that as the sash.approaches its lowermost position within the pocket 14 of the door itengages of links 42 'andexerts a downward them to rock' the bell cranklocking pins 34; Within the end walls of the door to disengage them fromthe apertures frame. This unlocks the pintles 28. Thelinks .42,in-addition to transmitting the motionto the bell crank levers; serveassupports for-the sash when the latter is in its lowermostp'osition. 7

- There are apertures min the: members 26 opposite the apertures-'35,and'these will lie preferably made of glass, is adaptedto movevertically through the-slot 9 in the top wall of the door with its endstraveling in and, guided by the v the body of the door therefore, whilethe opposite the locking pins 34 when the sash frame is folded downagainst the door. Y If, sash frameis in lowered or folded position, andit is attempted to ra se the sash frame while the sash is partly raised,the latter would be injured, but this 1s prevented bythe locking device.the same as in the case of lowering the sash frame. If the sash frame isfolded down and the sash is partly raised, the locking pins will be engaged in the apertures 35a and the sash frame cannot be raised and itwill therefore not break the sash.

It will be necessary to lower the sash'to release the locking pins 34from the apertures 35a and the sash frame can then be swung upwardlywithout conflict with the sash. The locking device therefore serves topreventthe sash frame frombeing raised or lowered while the sash ispartly or wholly raised or in other words, when the sash is in positionwhere the sash and sash frame might interfere one with the other.

The features above described may be used regardless of the constructionof the door frames or stanchions of the vehicle body. That is to say,they may be used in conjunction with the ordinary type of stanchion.However, in order to make the automobile body fully convertible I preferto combine with the above features a folding or collapsible frame forthe door, as follows:

The stanchion shown at 5 in Figures 1 and 6 may be a rigid or permanentstanchion sim ilar to present constructions because in most cases it isdesirable to have the front stanchions remain in fixed position evenwhen the body is converted for open use. The stanchion intermediate thetwo doors of each side of the body are preferably made collapsible. Thesection of the intermediate stanchion which extends to the top line ofthe panel portion of the doors, is a rigid portion of the bodystructure. The upper portion of the stanchion, when the latter isextended for open body use, includes the hinged member with which theforedoor is adapted to co-operate; and a hinged member 47 with which therear door co-operates. The member 47 consists of a flat plate section 48having a flange 49 extending at right angles thereto to be overlapped byone end of the door. This stanchion member is provided with a lowerextension 50 the width of which is less than the total width of'themember 47, so that an offset or shoulder portion 51 is formed atthe'base of the member 47.

The lower end of the member 50 is pro vided with an aperture 52 throughwhich projects the hinge pin 53 fixed in the rigid section of thestanchion. The pin 53 is of sufficient length to permit the member 47 tobe shifted from the full line to the dotted line position in Figure 13,which distance corre sponds with the depth of the shoulder 51.

The rigid section of the stanchion is pro vided with a pocket or recess54. T1113 recess 01' pocket is adapted to receive the hinged stan chionmembers 46, 47 when the latter are swung downwardly into the dotted linepo sition of Figure 1.3, so that these members lie within the pocket 54flush with the side surface of the rigid section 45.

The member 46 is shiftable laterally along the hinge pin 53 in orderthat the outer edge of the member 46 may lie flush with the outersurface of the rigid post section when it is in raised position, wherethe flange or side member 49 will be in proper position to permit thesash frame of the door to lie face against it. When the member 46isswung downwardly, however, it is shifted on the pin 53 to the dottedline position shown in Figure 13, in order to bring the swinging postsection into line to be received into the post pocket 54. There is amember 56 which forms atop horizontal section of the collapsible frame,one end of this member being pivoted on the pin 57 in the upper end ofthe rigid forward stanchion 5. This member is adapted to be foldeddownwardly within theside pocket 58 of the rigid front stanchion inorder to be out of the path of the swinging door when'the body isconverted for open use. When the body is arranged for closed use themember 56 is swung upwardly on its pivot 57 and the free end of thismember is dropped into a socket 59in the upper end of the swinging postmember 46 and the pin 60 disposed in this socketis received through anaperture in the end ,of the horizontalmember 56, as shown in Figure 6.

The folding stanchion member 47 which lies on the opposite side of therigid portion of the stanchion to the folding member 46 is similar inmost respects to the latter. This member 46 is also hinged on a pin 57mounted in the rigid section of the rear stanchion 4. It has a lateralflange 49 and the bottom projection 50 which engages the hinge pin 53 aswell as the offset or shoulder 51 adapted to rest upon the top of therigid. stanchion section. This member .47 is adapted, when in the raisedposition, to rest back to back in relation to the member 46 so thatthese two members constitute an upper section of the stanchioncontinuous with the rigid section 45.

The, member 47 is adapted to be folded downwardly into the pocket 54 in"the opposite side of the rigid section 45 to that of the member 46.This member is also adapted io be shifted laterally on its pivot pin 58in order that the section may lie flush with the outer surface of therigid section 45 and the door. and on the other hand to be folded withinthe pocket 54 when in lowered position. The top horizontal member 62pivoted to the rear stanchion of the body is adapted to;be swung intohorizontal position withthe ate stanoh o n Wlll form door Cal ; top ofthe vehi le body, and may free end resting on thesoclret 63 of the menberfii'i and ath the; pin 64; pr 'oj ejoting through 1ee eee' el e ibeee the front andlrear; doors, illlfl jl'illjls will be true of bothsides of the Vehiele if the fea; hires-described are duplicated, bothsides. If the, vehicle body has but one side door at eael side of thecaiytlie'n the featuresdescribed willbe presei'tonlyas to the singledoor on each side, The Y uppei'fho'riz'ontal members 56, 62will lieimmediately below the i be herb beeitlier a stationary far as theuse oinoted that the top may one or a folding one in so the present inventionis concerned.

Nhillelthe bod is usedas'a closed? Onethe sash frames, comprisingthe'yertioal members 22; and horizontal 23 HJIVB'J in position, asshownin Figures Zan'd' 3350mm the shoulders 29 rest upon thetopisur'fac'eof the lower oi solidi portion of 'the- @1001; with,tl'ieiront surfaces of thesa's'hzfranieflush with the front, surfaceoi'thedoorf. In this position the grooves 24 of the seyeralniemb'ers 22,23 are allin the saine Vertical plane with the slot 9 in the top of thedoor. The sash frame is locked'in the position just desoribed by theengagementoi the locking pins 34% in the apertures 35 ofthe'ineinbers.26. =Inthis condition the door, together with thesash fra 1ne,,may beswung open and Closed andto all appearances-the door and its s ashf'ramewillbe similar to the present type o'it' door construction. The sashBOmaybe raisedfand lowered througl i the slot .9 by; operating; the

handle 31;,the latter actuating. the, ordinary sash raising and loweringdevicetjnot lowered; it not and as the :sasliis raised or only movesthrong the slotrq n the do or.,,,b11,t

it is guidedat 'theSi-des in, the gnooyesfle'and when the sash is init's uppermost-pp tion the folding features niay be opened an'dloloseid, the-sashframe inoyin-g as "in integratpartthereof; --t

weather-tight connection betw'en -the-sashfand its swam which case thedoorwitlr'its sash and frame function exactly; as: ifcthe werenotpresent. Eli door he sash moves with sa fra ny e i iea 'ees tie liiihieh t matt into the pocket or.

. ate the unlocking and] asit' swings Figure 19: (The spaceabovethesolid portion doors are temporarily swung" o en .6 4 aiiditlie membersdownwardly; after-the member ieogfl have placed; thatis, whether it ispartially or fully openedor e'ntirelycl'osed. V

If thesash is moy'ed downwardlymoves chamber 14 0f the door-L Thesanieis true ofieach door which is said plied with the presentimprovements; altliou'gl-i it will'be understood that any or the doors'inayjbe separately converted? or; in other Wei-es, the re'ar doorsfoithe Vehicle may housed in olo'sedcondition while the ir'on-t doors areused in foldedor open conditioner yice versa.

issuiningthatthe body is to be converted for 'opeii'use, the followingoperations will be carried out, eitl'ie'r-i'n the order stated or indifferent sequence. The sash 30 in each door will" be lowered by turningthe cranks 31' until the sashesa rej -entirely enclosedwi'fih in thepockets 14; Then a sash moves down wardly, just lie'i'ore" it reachesits lowermost position it engagesthe cushions 4 L on the'por tions 43 ofthe linksgt so thatin-i'ts final inoren ent the sash pulls downwardlyoiithese links to roolithe'bell':oraiikf leye-rs 40'fa-nd the forkedends of these le-v'ers act on the; locking pins gt to retract them; inopposi 'jonQt o the springs 36" and: thus withdraw thegloeli'ing pinsfrom the apertures .351 s' It will be; ob; viousthatit is desirableforfthesashtoopen I I leyic'e i'n'ordertob'eeertain that the sashisentirely within-thedoor; and therefore, entirely disengaged from thesash frame before thetl'at'ter can swurig' on its" hinge. Thelosingn'ow. lowered the door p oolret. l i' and the, flame beingunlocked bythe pins:

84 the sash frame ass whole is swung nwardly'upon its pinfiles 28downwardly as iiidioated;

Fi -u a h is s wardly of-thedoor'sotl'i-at wheiitlie sashturns door tleyei tical I inernbe is 2 2 will be received in the sideppooli'ets 15.and? t hclio'riiz'onta l member 23 be fi'e'oeived p nal poolret 20.

In other words, thesasli frame is'ofiset during its swinging mov ment edthat when t permit it to move in? in raised positiontits outersurface-will lie I flush with outer surface of loo'rfl and when fin itslower'niost :positionit will lie within the pooliets I5; i the inner,smfiace ofithedoor;v as shown; in door inasyfi'iow used afs an open;door; that'- is'g witl'io-ut any; sash or sash fralneia operativepo Thesame may remains open. v

doors of the vehicle body;

itis desired toremove the upper p ortion of I the; intermediatestanchion from View; the i nd the' up'p er llOliZ onftal" members '56,62 or: the do or frame are first cli engagecl 'from the-pins 6o, 56 "62are then swung n; so" that the of the door be triie offai'iy been swungdownwardly. The latter members are swung downwardly on their pins 57before the members 56, 62 are folded until they lie Within the stanchionpockets 58 and they remain in this position as long as the body isconverted for open use. The stanchion members 16, 47 are swungdownwardly in opposite directions, one toward the front and one towardthe rear on their respective pins 53 and at the same time they areshifted laterally on these pins to bring them into register with thestanchion pocket 54, into which they are swung. When they are sopositioned they lie flush with the side surfaces of the rigid portion ofthe stanchion and are out of the way of the swinging doors. During thislowering operation of the members 4 6, 47 they are shifted laterally ontheir pins-53slightly different extents in order that when they are intheir folded position the flange 49 of the member 46 will be receivedinto the groove of the member 47 in order that these members may be bothfolded in compact form within the pocket of the rigid stanchion section.

T Vhen the body has thus been fully converted for open use, the top 65may be folded back if it is a folding top, or it may remain intheposition shown in Figure 1, if it is a non-folding top. In eithercase, however, the sash frames are folded within the pockets on theinnerside of the doors and the upper portions of the intermediate stanchionare folded .within the pockets of the rigid portion of this stanchion sothat there is an unobstructed view from the front stanchion 5 to therear stanchion 4 of the body and the vehicle will have-the appearanceand function the same as an open or touring body.

The operations necessary to convert the body from open to closed, orvice versa. may be carried out by one or more persons either from insidethe vehicle or outside the same. lVhile each door sash is being foldedor extended the particular door may be temporarily swung open for thispurposeand also for the purposeof allowing the'sash sections to beextended or collapsed. The complete operations necessary to convert thebody from an open 'to a closed condition, or: vice -versa may beallrarried outin a. matter of a few minutes. It is unnecessary to detachany parts or-to store them in different parts of the body because allparts are permanently attached and are always. in condition to beconverted.

Having described my invention, what I claimisr- 1.-A door for vehicleshaving a pocket for enclosing a sash, a sash'slidable intoand out ofsaid pocket through the top thereof, said door having recesses atopposite sides andflthe bottom-of said pocket and'a'sash framepivoted tothe upperportioneof said doorand adapted to be positioned verticallyabove "sash slidable into and out tioned vertically above the the door,and having grooves to form a guide for said sash when the latter ismoved out of said pocket, said frame being adapted to be foldeddownwardly within the recesses in said door.

2. A door for vehicles having a pocket, a sash slidable into and out ofsaid pocket, and a sash frame adapted, when in a vertical position abovesaid door to form a guiding frame for said movable sash, and a hingeconnection between said sash frame and said door which permits said sashto be placed in vertical position above said door or be folded downagainst the inner side of said door, said hinge connection permitting alimited lateral movement of said sash frame when moved between itsraised and lowered positions.

3. A door for vehicles having a pocket, a sash slidable into and out ofsaid pocket, and a sash frame pivoted to said door tobe p0- sitionedvertically above the door to form a guide for said sash and to be foldeddownwardly against the inner side of said door, I

said door having recesses on its inner side to receive the members ofsaid sash frame therein. r

[41. -A door for vehicleswhavingra pocket, a sash slidable'into and outof'said pocket, a sash frame pivoted to said door to be. positionedvertically above the same to form a guidefor said sash and adapted to befolded downwardlyagainst the inner side of said d0or, means for lockingsaid sash frame when V in its raised position,and meansoperafed by saidsash forvunlocking said sash frame to permit it to be folded downwardlyagainst said door. Y

5. A door for vehicles having a pocket, a sash slidableinto and-out ofsaid pocket, a sash frame pivoted, to said door to be positionedvertically above the same to. form a guide for said sash when. thelatter is moved out ofsaid pocket and adapted to be folded downwardlyagainst the inner side of said door, locking pins adapted to beprojected into locking engagement'with said sash frame to hold thesamein vertical position, levers arranged in said door said lockingpins, and means engaged by said sash when in its lower position forrretracting said locking pins. a

.6; Adoor forvehicles having a pocket, a sash frame pivoted to said doorto be posisame to form a guide for said sash and adaptedto be foldeddownwardly against the inner side of said door, locking members inposition,-levers in said door pocket for retracting saidlocking means,links pivoted to saidlevers and having portions on which when said sashis of said pocket, a

said door pocket adapted to loclcthe sashframe in its'raised pocket foroperating section to permit links being adapted to beopcrated by thelowering movement of said sash to release said locking means.

7. A vehicle body having a door frame including a stanchion composed ofa lower, rigid section, an upper section pivoted to said rigid sectionwhereby it may be positioned to form an upper extension thereof or befolded downwardly against the side of said rigid section, said rigidsection having a side pocket to receive said pivoted stanchion sectiontherein.

8. A vehicle body having a door frame, including a stanchion composed ofa lower, rigid section having a recess in the side thereof, an upperstanchion section adapted to be positioned above said be foldeddownwardly into the recess in said rigid section, and means for pivotingsaid folding sectionof said stanchion to said rigid limited lateralmovement thereof in relation to said rigid stanchion section.

9. A vehicle body having a door frame, including a stanchion composed ofa lower, ri id section having a recess in the side thereor, an uppersection having an offset portion adapted to lie flush with the exteriorof said rigid stanchion section when in raised position, and means forpivoting said movable stanchion section to said rigid section andadapted to permit limited lateral movement of said movable stanchion.

10. A vehicle body having a door frame, including a, stanchion composedofa low 1, rigid section and an upper, movable section forming acontinuation of the rigid section, said lower section having arecess toreceive the upper section therein, said rigid stanchion section having apin, said upper section having a member pivoted on said pin and adaptedto slide thereon. to permit limited lateral movement of said uppersection, said upper section being adapted to be placed in a verticalposition in relation to the rigid section or to be folded into saidrecess.

11. A vehicle body having door frames, including an intermediatestanchion forming parts of both door frames, said stanchion having alower rigid section, a plurality of upper sections pivoted to said lowersection and adapted to be swung in opposite directions and to be placedback to back in vertical position above the rigid sections of saidstanchion and-to be folded downwardly in opposite directions adjacentsaid stanchion section.

12. A vehicle body having a door frame composed of spaced stanchions, adoor hinged to swing between said stanchions, one of said stanchionscomprising a rigid lower section, an upper section pivoted thereto to beplaced in position to form an upper continuation of the lower sectionand to be folded down adj ace'nt'said rigid section, a top member forrigid section and to means operated by said sash to release rigidconnecting said stanchions, said top memher being pivoted to one of saidstanchions, said latter stanchion having a recess to receive said topmember, and means for detachably connecting the end of said top memberto said foldable stanchion section.

13. A vehicle body having a frame provided with a door opening definedby opposed stanchions, a door hinged to swing between said stanchionsand comprising a lower section having a sash pocket, a' sash framepivoted to said lower door section to be placed in vertical positionabove the lower section or to be folded downwardly against the innerside thereof, a sash movable into and out of said door pocket andco-operating with said frame, at least one of said stanchionscon'iprising a lower, rigid section conforming in height substantiallywith the height of the door and including a pivoted stanchion sectionco-operating with said sash frame.

14. A vehicle body having a frame provided with a door opening therein,at least one side of said opening being defined by a stanchion composedof a lower rigid section, an upper section adapted to be foldeddownwardly against said rigid section, and a sash frame mounted on saiddoor to co-operate with said movable stanchion section, and means forpivoting said sash frame on said door to permit it to be folded downagainst the inner side of said door.

15. A door for vehicles having a pocket, a sash slidable into and out ofsaid pocket, a sash frame pivoted to said door to be positionedvertically above the same to form a guide for said sash and adapted tobe folded downwardly against the inner side of said door, means forlockin g said sash frame when in its lowered position and means operatedby said sash for unlocking said sash frame to permit it to be 16. A doorfor vehicles having a pocket, a sash slidable into. and out of saidpocket, a sash frame pivoted to said door and-adapted to be positionedvertically above the door to form a guide for said sash and to befoldeddownwardly against the inner side'of said door,'locking means adapted tolockingly engage with said sash frame when the latter is in both itsraised and lowered positions,and said locking means.

' Signed at thecity, county and State ofNew York, this 17th day of May.1929. I

THRASYBULE D. LAZARIDES.

swung in relation to said door.

